Quiz on Shaw's Pygmalion

What is the main reason Mrs. Higgins criticizes Higgins and Pickering regarding Eliza?

• Their lack of social etiquette

• Their poor teaching methods

• Their lack of foresight about Eliza's future

• Their excessive spending on Eliza's transformation

How does Shaw critique the upper-middle class through Higgins' character?

• By showing Higgins' wealth and privilege

• By depicting Higgins' contempt for social niceties

• By highlighting Higgins' academic achievements

• By emphasizing Higgins' romantic pursuits

What does Eliza's quiet delivery of slippers to Higgins suggest about women's roles in society?

• Women are naturally subservient

• Women's efforts are often uncredited or unrecognized

• Women prefer to work in silence

• Women are more attentive to details than men

According to the text, why might Eliza seem overdramatic in Act 4?

• She is naturally prone to exaggeration

• She is trying to manipulate Higgins and Pickering

• She is experiencing culture shock

• Her emotions reflect the men's lack of understanding of the female experience in society

What does Eliza mean when she says she 'didn't sell herself' as a flower girl?

• She didn't engage in illegal activities

• She maintained her moral integrity despite poverty

• She refused to work for other flower shops

• She didn't advertise her services

How does Eliza's growing assertiveness manifest in Act 4?

• She starts giving phonetics lessons

• She leaves Higgins' house

• She intentionally provokes Higgins

• She changes her accent back to Cockney

What does Alfred Doolittle's complaint about 'middle class morality' primarily critique?

• The education system

• The healthcare system

• The constraints and expectations of social class

• The political system

According to Eliza, what truly distinguishes a lady from a flower girl?

• The way she dresses

• The way she speaks

• The way she behaves

• The way she's treated

What does Higgins' claim about his 'nature' reveal about his character?

• His commitment to scientific objectivity

• His lack of self-awareness

• His desire for self-improvement

• His honesty and straightforwardness

How does Eliza's realization about teaching phonetics demonstrate her growth?

• It shows her academic ambition

• It reveals her desire for revenge against Higgins

• It demonstrates her newfound empowerment through knowledge

• It indicates her plan to become wealthy